Books by Jane Waller

The 1940s was a decade of exciting and prolific knitting activity. Scarcity of wools and dyes produced imaginative but stylish designs. This classic pattern book , now in paperback for 2021, is a treasury of patterns, adapted for today''s yarns and needles, that will appeal to all handknitters and to anyone interested in the period. Over fifty patterns are featured , ranging from twinsets to hats with a variety of stitches. Illustrations show the garments as advertised in the 1940s and as re-knitted for today''s wear. Introductions to the patterns make this a unique book that will inform, inspire and delight.

Weather or Not is for readers aged 9-90, including those who go out to sea in ships - and those who love the Shipping Forecast.This is a book about the rise of Global Warming seen through the eyes of Wendy, a young girl snatched from the roof of the Exeter Weather Station by German Bight, only to be captured and imprisoned in the dark, unwholesome dungeons of Heligoland - a cloud-castle situated at the heart of a LOW barely rising above the Irish Sea - the home of the Foul Weather-Makers.Then, as she uses the Jet Stream, we follow Wendy on a journey to Beaufort - a towering white Cumulus Cloud situated above the White Cliffs of Dover where the Fair Weather-Makers like Faroes, Fair Isle, Fastnet and Nanny Dover dwell.A magical weather book gives power to whoever opens it to create Extreme Weather. Wendy is sent down again to Exeter, to warn the Mortals about all the changes that need to be made urgently to save Planet Earth.